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Reiki is a form of alternative medicine considered a type of energy therapy. It’s used to treat both physical and mental ailments and is offered by hospitals around the country. An estimated 1.2 million people have tried reiki at some point in their lives. At Chic Lash Boutique, we want to focus on your overall health and wellness. That’s why reiki fits in perfectly with our mission: it’s thought to heal you both physically and spiritually. In this post, we’re going to go over what reiki is along with some reiki benefits that you could experience with a session. Let’s get started!

What Is Reiki?

As we mentioned earlier, reiki is a type of energy healing practice. It’s believed to have been around for thousands of years with its current popularity emerging and steadily growing since the mid 1950s. The word ‘reiki’ comes from the Japanese words “rei”, meaning universal, and “ki”, meaning life energy. The practice itself focuses on the idea of balanced energy flowing through everyone and everything on Earth (hence the name “universal life energy”). Reiki masters explain that when we have physical injuries or mental & spiritual distress, this universal life energy becomes blocked in the body. This, they say, can result in increased tension, pain, and stress. Reiki as a therapeutic energy practice works to free you from these blockages around the body. After a reiki session, it’s believed that it can reduce pain, speed healing of injuries, decrease stress & anxiety, and improve positive feelings of calm and wellbeing.

How Does Reiki Work?

A traditional reiki session is usually performed on its own or alongside a massage. At Chic Lash Boutique, we now offer reiki sessions; you can book one as a standalone service, or as an add-on to your facial. Before the appointment begins, your practitioner will ask if you have any ailments, illnesses, or specific injuries in certain areas of the body that you’d like them to know about before they begin. Just like a skin consultation you have before a facial or microblading, these questions help your practitioner craft the treatment to your specific needs. During a Chic Lash reiki session, a reiki practitioner will place their hands in a series of non-intrusive positions on or near the body. These positions are based on energy therapy ideologies of where blockages centralize. If you told your practitioner about any ailments or injuries, they’ll often position their hands on or around those particular areas. Throughout the reiki session, the practitioner will also use aromatherapeutic treatments. All of this helps your practitioner holistically remove blocked energy in your system.

Reiki Benefits

Removing energy blockages caused by injury, ailments, or struggles with mental health allows energy to flow naturally through your body. You might be wondering what the main reiki benefits are. The answer to that is quite subjective and will vary from person to person. However, many report the following benefits:

• Stress & tension relief
• Pain relief
• Boosted feelings of calmness
• Deep relaxation
• Feelings of peace & wellbeing
• Improved focus & clarity

Looking at that list, it seems that reiki benefits your mind, body, and spirit all at once! Each of these benefits provides a domino effect of overall wellness, too. How? Take stress and tension relief, for example. High anxiety and stress are linked to a number of things, including headache, gastrointestinal issues, poor sleep quality, lack of focus, and poor skin. A reiki session can help alleviate these things through relaxation, stress reduction, and boosted feelings of calmness. When you combine these effects with the skin rejuvenating effects of a Chic Lash facial or another Chic Lash service, you’re sure to feel and look amazing afterwards.

Curious to Learn More?

Chic Lash Boutique is focused on providing our clients with services that benefit your overall wellness, and reiki benefits perfectly align with that goal. If you’d like to learn more about this new service, don’t hesitate to contact us and ask any questions you have. You can also get more information on our facial services page.